I. – A payment transaction is an action consisting in paying, transferring or withdrawing funds, independently of any underlying obligation between the payer and the payee, initiated by the payer, or on his behalf, or by the payee.
II. – The payment transaction may be initiated :
a) By the payer, who gives a payment order to his payment service provider ;
b) By the payer, who gives a payment order via the payee who, after receiving the payer’s payment order, transmits it to the payer’s payment service provider, where applicable, via his own payment service provider;
c) By the payee, who gives a payment order to the payer’s payment service provider, based on the consent given by the payer to the payee and, where applicable, through his own payment service provider.